Exam Review Flashcards
Includes sensory awareness
Physical development
Refers to expression of feelings
Emotional development
Involves acquiring information
Cognitive development
Includes adapting to expectations of the center
Social development
Includes coordination
Physical development
Involves interacting with others
Social development
Involves problem solving
Cognitive development
Is enriched through hands-on activities
Cognitive development
Involves self knowledge
Emotional development
Includes stamina
Physical development
All children who attend are provided with a comprehensive health plan
Head start
Emphasis is on self education
Montessori schools
Only national accreditation system is provided by NAEYC
Family child care homes
Offer full-day child care but are not housed in a private home
Child care centers
Programs that are usually privided before and after schools
School-age programs
Programs formed and directed by parents
Parent cooperatives
Program now apart of public school system
Kindergarten
Located on highschool or college campuses
Laboratory schools
Social and economic changes will continue to create a need for more child care services
True
The traditional family now accounts for a small percentage of the population
True
Studies confirm the long term benefits of early childhood programs
True
Materials that teachers provide in the classroom have a strong effect on children’s learning
True
Teachers who shame children are usually successful
False
Early childhood professionals should be guided only by their own personal ideas about ethics
False
A teacher needs to be able to relate only to children
False
Children’s learning is most rapid during the first for years of life
True
Most centers provide care 24 hours daily
False
Montessori’s goal was to “learn how to learn”
True
In montessori schools, children learn from sensory training
True
Studies have demonstrated that head start has not been a successful program
False
Largest group of privately sponsored child care programs are those operated by houses of worship
False
There is only one basic scheduling patten in kindergarten
False
Studies show there is less employee absenteeism when employers provide on-site child care
True
Costodial care focuses mainly on meeting children’s physical needs
True
Development refers to a change or growth in children
True
Cognitive development involves feeling and the expression of feelings
False
Maturation refers to a sequence of biological events occurring within the child
True
Each child moves through development at his or her own rate
True
Brain development occurs most rapidly during the first three years if life
True
Naturalistic intelligence is re ability to classify objects in nature such as animals and plants
True
When normal reflexes are not present in infants, it may be a sign of brain or nerve damage
True